Weddell Sea Export Pathways from Surface Drifters

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Youngs, Madeleine K., Thompson, Andrew F., Flexas, M. Mar, Heywood, Karen J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Meteorological Society 2015
• Subjects: Antarctic; Curl; Scotia Sea; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/76195/; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/76195/2/JPO-D-14-0103.1; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20170408-162933525

The complex export pathways that connect the surface waters of the Weddell Sea with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current influence water mass modification, nutrient fluxes, and ecosystem dynamics. To study this exchange, 40 surface drifters, equipped with temperature sensors, were released into the nor...